Story Behind The Song
The wah-wah intro reminded us of bubbles floating into the air, and the story grew from there.
Song Description
Love can be like bubbles you blow out of a wand when you're a child... they break, or disappear and vaish into the air.
| Song Length |
3:46 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Content |
Subject |
General, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Matchbox Twenty, Sheryl Crow |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Holding On To Air
There were bubbles everywhere
I said "Oh Look! She's blowin' em from a wand"
She'd let some float up to the air
And break the rest until they were gone
When I met her in the park, she was 5-years-old that day
We were watchin' bubbles filled with rainbows break!
Or simply float away.....simply float away
That's not how a dream's supposed to break
You let it all float away
Rainbows never really stay
Reached out, you weren't there
I was Holding Onto Air
Holding On To Air, Holding On To Air
Holding On To Air
There are bubbles everywhere, some may hold enchanted worlds
Made from plastic magic wands, held by laughing little girls
That's not how a dream's supposed to break
You let it all float away
Rainbows never really stay
Reached out, you weren't there
I was Holding On To Air
You let it all float away
The rainbow that couldn't stay
Left me standing there
Holding On To Air, Holding On To Air
Holding On Yeah
Do rainbows stay? Do rainbows stay? Yeah....
You let it all float away ...Rainbows Break!
You let it all float away
Rainbows never really stay
Reached out, you weren't there
I was Holding On To Air
You let it all float away
Rainbows never really stay
Reached out, you weren't there
I was Holding On To Air, Holding On To Air
I was reachin' out, I was Holding On To Air
Holding On To Air